Free Tickets to Selma for Middle School Students (Select Cities)

Do you know anyone in 7th, 8th, or 9th grade? In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, middle school students in select cities can see Selma for free.    

7th, 8th and 9th Graders can show their student ID or report card at the box office of any participating theater in these new cities, to receive their free tickets.
Starts JANUARY 12TH through JANUARY 19TH (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) or while tickets last.

The following cities are currently listed. Each city has specific theaters that are participating in the program. If you are a teacher and can schedule a trip quickly, group tickets are available. Each theater has a contact person listed.

• BOSTON, MA
• NASHVILLE, TN
• NEW JERSEY
• PHILADELPHIA, PA
• SAN FRANCISCO, CA
• SARASOTA, FL
• WESTCHESTER, NY
• NEW CITIES COMING 1/14

$10 Referral Bonus for Amazon Student Prime Accounts

Students with an .edu email address can get a free Amazon Student ($79 value) account. The benefits are the same as the Amazon Prime account only at a discounted rate. After your free trial ends, you can hold on to your Amazon Prime benefits for half the price of a regular account.

Sign up now to get Amazon Prime for only $39/year (normally $79/year) and enjoy:

• Unlimited FREE Two-Day Shipping with no minimum order size.
• FREE Release-Date Delivery on video games, DVDs, books and more.
• Plus unlimited instant streaming of thousands of movies and TV shows with Prime instant videos.

Additionally, right now they are offering a $10 referral credit for every friend that signs up with your link. You do not need to be a student to refer someone but you must be a student to sign up. Only direct .edu emails will work.  I was unable to sign up with my alumni.schoolname.edu

Free $3 MP3 Credit for Every Amazon Student Referral

Students with an .edu email address can get a free Amazon Student ($79 value) account for six months. The benefits are the same as the Amazon Prime account only at a discounted rate. After your free trial ends, you can hold on to your Amazon Prime benefits for half the price of a regular account.

Sign up now to get Amazon Prime for only $39/year (normally $79/year) and enjoy:

• Unlimited FREE Two-Day Shipping with no minimum order size.
• FREE Release-Date Delivery on video games, DVDs, books and more.
• Plus unlimited instant streaming of thousands of movies and TV shows with Prime instant videos.

Additionally, right now they are offering a $3 free MP3 credit when you refer students to join. Make sure you get your referral link and share it on Facebook and Twitter. You will get a $3 credit for each friend you refer.

Bonus Free Storage for .Edu Emails on Dropbox

If you're a student that uses Dropbox, enter the Space Race now. The more people that register with your school's .edu address, the more storage you will all get. My alumni email address earned me 3gb already and my school is close to 8gb of free storage. The maximum is 25gb for each person signed up from your school.

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Do you remember when I talked about cloud storage? Well, I personally have been using Dropbox for ages and I love it. I have it installed on both my home and work computer so I can easily work on documents in both locations.  It's also helpful when you leave stuff on the printer as you run out the door in the morning.

I also love another cool feature of Dropbox. If you have a smartphone, you can install the app to see your documents on your phone. That's not the cool part though. The cool part is that you can set Dropbox to automatically upload any picture you take. These means that every picture taken on your phone will automatically be uploaded to your cloud storage so that you can see them on the computer and have an automatic back up if something happens to the phone.

When you sign up for your free account, you get 2 GB free just for signing up. Getting bonus space is simple. When you refer new members, you'll get a 250MG bonus.  You'll also get bonus storage for completing a few simple tasks that you'll find on the welcome page.

Additional bonus storage can be earned through social networking. You've probably seen me tweet for the bonus storage before.  I've also posted to Facebook, but not on the Making Cents of It page.

With all these techniques, I currently have about 10.38 GB of storage for free.  Through referrals you can earn a maximum of 16 GB so I can still increase my free storage.  As I said, I love how DropBox has simplified my life.  If the free storage is not enough, DropBox does offer upgrades, but I'm not sure how competitive their prices are.

Free $3 Amazon MP3 Credit When You Sign-up for Amazon Student

Students with an .edu email address can get a free Amazon Student ($79 value) account. The benefits are the same as the Amazon Prime account only at a discounted rate. After your free trial ends, you can hold on to your Amazon Prime benefits for half the price of a regular account.

Sign up now to get Amazon Prime for only $39/year (normally $79/year) and enjoy:

• Unlimited FREE Two-Day Shipping with no minimum order size.
• FREE Release-Date Delivery on video games, DVDs, books and more.
• Plus unlimited instant streaming of thousands of movies and TV shows with Prime instant videos.

Additionally, right now they are offering a $3 free MP3 credit when you join Amazon Student. Only direct .edu emails will work.  I was unable to sign up with my alumni.schoolname.edu

Help Your Local Schools with Labels for Education

Remember when you were in school and your teacher's had everything they needed to help you learn? These days budget cuts are forcing teachers to spend their own money if they want to do anything in the classroom.

Help out your local teachers by liking Labels for Education on Facebook and selecting your local school to earn bonus points. Each school is allowed 250 bonus points (5 people) so if your local school is already at their max, just select a different school and share the love.

$10 Off Amazon Textbooks for Kindle

Right now, you can save $10 on Kindle e-Textbooks. Just use the promotional code ETXTBOOK and you'll be able to gain a $10 credit good towards any e-textbook.

Click the "Buy" button (or the "Rent" button if available), and the dollar amount of your code will be automatically applied to your or rental of an eligible Kindle e-textbook. If you have not used the full $10 value of the promotional code on your purchase or rental, we will automatically apply the remaining balance of your code on each of your additional eligible Kindle textbook purchases or rentals until you have used its full value or until the code expires, whichever occurs first.

4. After your purchase or rental, you can confirm that your code was applied by checking your order confirmation, which will be sent to you by e-mail.

5. Promotional offer is valid from December 30, 2011, through January 9, 2012, and subject to change. You must redeem the credit by 11:59 p.m. PST on January 9, 2012. Limit one credit per customer.

This Week's Office/School Supply Deals

Even if you are not a student, teacher, or parent, these sales can really help you out with basic office supplies. Below is just a sampling of this weeks sales (July 31, 2011 - August 6, 2011). Check with the individual stores to see the full flier for additional sale items.

Some of these deals are through the store's reward program so you will have to lay out money. In the past I've heard people mention that they're not really "free" because the reward checks can only be used at the store, unlike rebates with are cash. My thoughts on this are that if you use the rewards to buy things you would be buying anyway it's a great deal. For example, I can always use printer ink and paper so that's what I normally spend the reward checks on.

A reminder to all the teachers out there: Make sure you bring proof that you are a teacher because many of these stores will increase the limit for you on these penny sales.

Staples

• Sharpie Accent Yellow Highlighters, 2 pack - $0.01
• Staples #2 Pencils, 8 pack - $0.01
• Staples 3"x5" white lined index cards, 100 pack - $0.01
• Pentel RSVP Ballpoint Pens (black), 5 pack - FREE (after rebate)
• SanDisk Cruzer 4GB USB Flash Drive - $5.99
• HP Everyday 4"x6" Photo Paper, 100/pack - $0.50 (after rebate)
  

Office Depot

• Office Depot 2-Pocket Portfolios with or without Prongs - $0.05
• Vinyl Storage Pouch - $0.05
• Office Depot 6" Protractor - $0.05

Office Max

• 12" Wood Ruler with Metal Edge - $0.01
• Schoolio Crayons, 24 Pack - $0.01
• Schoolio 100 Sheet Marbled Composition Books - $0.50

$5 Off $25 at Staples

Staples has released a new coupon for $5 off a $25 purchase.The coupon is valid through July 30, 2011 and has some of the usual fine print:

*Valid in store only. Expires 7/30/11. Minimum purchase requirement of $25 must be met with purchases to which no other instant savings offer applies. Tax is not included in calculating minimum purchase. Limit one coupon per household, coupon must be surrendered. Not valid on the purchase of HP ink and toner, gift cards, postage stamps or phone cards. No cash/credit back. Not valid on prior purchases. Cashier Instructions: please scan BTS Saving Pass before scanning this coupon.

Free Backbacks Now Available at Office Max

Earlier this week I mentioned a possible deal on bags at Office Max. That deal is now live and posted on Office Max's website.

From Office Max stating that from July 24, 2011 - July 30,2011 you can get 100% back in rewards on backpacks, messengers and select totes from Office Max.

Remember that 100% back in rewards means that you must be a member of Office Max's Reward Program, Maxperks, to earn the rewards. The rewards can be spent in the store so even though this is not a rebate, I'm sure you can always find stuff in an office supplies store that you need.

Shared Reading: 100 Things Your Kids May Never Know

With Atlantis safely touching down this week, NASA's shuttle program has officially ended. As we prepare for the future, what are some things that will forever be in the past? There have been a few times at work where I might make a reference that result in blank stares from my students. Fergie is a popstar, not a divorced Dutchess and don't even get me started about television.

Yahoo! has come up with 100 things that future generations may never know about. I read this list and laughed at some of the things so I thought I would share them with you.

15. 3-D movies meaning red-and green glasses.
17. That there was a time before "reality TV"
30. Blowing the dust out of a NES cartridge in the hopes that it'll load this time.
34. Booting your computer off of a floppy disk.
38. Using a road atlas to get from A to B.
45. Not knowing exactly what all of your friends are doing and thinking at every moment.
56. When Spam was just a meat product.
86. Finding books in a card catalog at the library.

Read the full 100 Things Your Kids May Never Know on Yahoo!

Upcoming Free Backpack Deal at Office Max

I just received an email from Office Max stating that from July 24, 2011 - July 30,2011 you can get 100% back in rewards on backpacks, messengers and select totes from Office Max. I tried to find this deal on the website but it is not posted yet. I will keep you posted when this deal goes live but I wanted to make you aware of it as soon as I learned about it.

Remember that 100% back in rewards means that you must be a member of Office Max's Reward Program, Maxperks, to earn the rewards. The rewards can be spent in the store so even though this is not a rebate, I'm sure you can always find stuff in an office supplies store that you need.

Back to School Already?

I was looking through the ads for tomorrow and it seems that many stores are beginning their back to school sales. Even if you are not a student, teacher, or parent, these sales can really help you out with basic office supplies. Below is just a sampling of this weeks sales. Check with the individual stores to see the full flier for additional sale items.

Some of these deals are through the store's reward program so you will have to lay out money. In the past I've heard people mention that they're not really "free" because the reward checks can only be used at the store, unlike rebates with are cash. My thoughts on this are that if you use the rewards to buy things you would be buying anyway it's a great deal. For example, I can always use printer ink and paper so that's what I normally spend the reward checks on.

A reminder to all the teachers out there: Make sure you bring proof that you are a teacher because many of these stores will increase the limit for you on these penny sales.

Staples

• Cap Erasers, 12 pack - $0.01
• Bic Round Stic Ball Point Pens, 8 pack - $0.01
• Staples School Glue - $0.01
• Staples Multipurpose Paper - $0.25 (after rebate)

Office Depot

• Office Depot File Folders - $6.99 (100% Back in Rewards)
• Mr. Sketch Scented Markers - $7.99 (100% Back in Rewards)
• PaperPro Compact Stapler - $9.99 (100% Back in Rewards)
• Uniball Vision Rollerball Pens 12 pack - $17.99 (100% Back in Rewards)

Get a Free Meal at Ikea with a Student ID

If you thought Ikea was just for low cost, high quality furniture then you really need to head over to a store for lunch or dinner. Ikea's restaurant makes really good Swedish meatballs. Right now, there is a coupon for a free entree (up to $6.99) at the Ikea restaurant. The only catch is you must be a student. They will require a student ID with this coupon. The coupon will expire on July 2, 2011.